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Sociology A Brief Introduction
Sociolody 101
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
10/25/2016

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Control Group

 

 

 
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The subjects in an experiment who are not introduced to the independent variable by the researchers

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Dependant Variable

 

 

 
Definition
The variable in a casual relationship that is subject to the influence of another variable
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Ethnography 

 

 

 
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the study of an entire social setting through extended systematic Fieldwork

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Experiment 

 

 

 
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An artificially created situation that allows a researcher to manipulate variables
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Experimental group

 

 

 
Definition

The Subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independent variable introduced by a researcher 

 

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Hawthorne Effect 

 

 

 
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The unintended influence that observers of experiments can have on their subjects 

 

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Hypothesis 

 

 

 
Definition

A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables 

 

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Independent Variable 

 

 

 
Definition

the variable in a casual relationship that causes or influences a change in another variable 

 

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 Interview

 

 
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A face to face, phone, or online questioning of a respondent to obtain desired information. 

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Observation 

 

 

 
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A research technique in which an investigator collects information through direct participation, by closely watching a group or community.

 

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Qualitative Research 

 

 

 
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Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data.

 

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Quantitative Research

 

 

 
Definition

Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form.

 

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Questionnaire 

 

 

 
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A printed or written form used to obtain information from a respondent. 

 

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Random Sample 

 

 
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A sample for which every member of an entire population has the same chance of being selected.

 

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